Serie A: Fiorentina snatches a 2-1 win against Spezia 2-1

LA SPEZIA. Fiorentina conquered Spezia to win 2-1. A goal from S. Amrabat was decisive in the 89min.

LA SPEZIA. Fiorentina overcome Spezia to win 2-1. A goal from S. Amrabat was decisive in the 89min. It was Fiorentina to strike first with a goal of K. Piatek at the 42′. Then it was a goal in the 74′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, S. Amrabat gave the win to Fiorentina in the 89′ minute with a goal. Fiorentina was vastly superior ball possession (66%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

K. Piatek missed a penalty (14′) for Fiorentina.​

The match was played at the Stadio Alberto Picco stadium in La Spezia on Monday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Matteo Marchetti who had the assistance of Salvatore Longo and Giovanni Baccini. The 4th official was Matteo Marcenaro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 11.8 degrees Celsius or 53.26 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 82%.​

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  Spezia

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  Fiorentina

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  14 Feb 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Fiorentina was in firm control of the ball 66% while Spezia was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Fiorentina was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Fiorentina won the encounter.​

Spezia shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Fiorentina shot 22 times, 4 on target, 18 off target.

Cards

Spezia received 2 yellow cards (A. Reca and K. Amian). On the other side, Fiorentina received 1 yellow card (G. Castrovilli).

After playing this contest, Spezia will stay with 26 points to stay in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Fiorentina will have 36 points like Hellas Verona to stay in the 8th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Serie A match, Spezia will play away with Bologna on the 21st of February with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Bologna (2 draws).

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  Bologna

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  Spezia

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  21 Feb 2022 Full time

Fiorentina will host Atalanta on the 20th of February with a 17-7 head to head record in favor of Fiorentina (10 draws).

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  Fiorentina

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  Atalanta

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  20 Feb 2022 Full time

Spezia: Formation and Lineups

Spezia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Thiago Motta chose to play with the following team: Ivan Provedel (6.4), Kelvin Amian (6.2), Martin Erlić (7.1), Dimitris Nikolaou (6.7), Arkadiusz Reca (6.3), Jakub Kiwior (6.8), Jacopo Sala (6.5), Emmanuel Gyasi (6.4), Giulio Maggiore (6.4), Daniele Verde (7.1) and Rey Manaj (6.4).

Substitutes

Spezia made 4 changes: R. Manaj for M. Nzola (56′), E. Gyasi for E. Colley (57′), J. Sala for K. Agudelo (57′) and G. Maggiore for M. Bourabia (76′).

Top player: Daniele Verde

The player who no doubt impressed Spezia the most was Daniele Verde.

His rating is (7.1) with 21 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.

Fiorentina: Formation and Lineups

Fiorentina started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the opposite side, Vincenzo Italiano played with: Pietro Terracciano (6.6), Álvaro Odriozola (6.4), Nikola Milenković (7.0), Igor Júlio (7.1), Cristiano Biraghi (7.2), Gaetano Castrovilli (7.1), Sofyan Amrabat (7.1), Youssef Maleh (6.5), Nicolás González (8.0), Krzysztof Piątek (7.2) and Riccardo Sottil (6.8).

Substitutes

Fiorentina made 4 changes: Y. Maleh for A. Duncan (61′), R. Sottil for R. Saponara (78′), K. Piatek for A. Cabral (79′) and G. Castrovilli for J. Ikone (85′).

Top player: Nicolás González

The player who no doubt impressed Fiorentina the most was Nicolás González even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 37 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 21. He performed 2 crosses.